Thalea is passionate about creating positive change and improving the lives of others through her work as a “Connectivity Catalyst”. She recently served as Project Manager for ‘Reconnecting Northland’, where she guided projects that aim to reconnect communities and foster social cohesion whilst caretaking the environment. She has a long-standing background in governance, finance, education, community and Iwi (indigenous) development, which includes interlinking ecological, social, cultural, and economic dimensions to co-create sustainable outcomes in Aotearoa and abroad.

(Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngati Korokoro, Ngāti Whātua)